Booking is now open for the SBE Annual Dinner on 29 November and we are delighted to welcome Governor Klaas Knot President of De Nederlandsche Bank, as our guest speaker. The Dinner will be held at the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ED, commencing with a Drinks Reception at 6.30pm for sit-down dinner at 7.00pm.

Klaas Knot has been President of DNB since 1 July 2011. By virtue of his position, he holds seats on the Governing Council and General Council of the European Central Bank, as well as on the Financial Stability Board, besides being a Governor of the International Monetary Fund. Mr Knot holds several secondary positions. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements and Chairman of the Koning Willem I Foundation, the Mr NG Pierson Foundation, the Supervisory Board of Teylers Museum and the Supervisory Board of Stichting CliniClowns. Since 2005, he has been Professor of Economics of Central Banking at the University of Groningen and, with effect from 2015, he is Professor of Monetary Stability at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Amsterdam

The Annual Dinner provides an excellent opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new contacts, and of course to entertain clients. Our venue is once again the elegant Nash Room in the Institute of Directors. During proceedings, we will also be presenting the annual 2017 Rybczynski Prize to the author of the best piece of business economics writing - kindly sponsored by PwC. To book a table or individual place please click here. If you require an invoice or have any queries, please email the SBE office on admin@spe.org.uk

Our thanks go to Aberdeen Standard Investments for kindly sponsoring this event and MNI Connect for their support in organising the speaker.